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All people aged 70 on 1st September 2014 are eligible to get the Shingles Vaccine

All people aged 70 on 01 SEP 2014 are eligible (ie all t hose born between 02 September 1942 and 01 September 1943 inclusive). ALSO people aged 79 will be offered the vaccine in a catch-up programme (ie all those born between 02 September 1933 and 01 September 1934 inclusive)

Your Emergency Care Summary:

The NHS is introducing the Summary Care Record, which will be used in emergency care. The record will contain information about any medicines you are taking, allergies you suffer from and any bad reactions to medicines you have had, to ensure those caring for you have enough information to treat you safely. For further details please click on the Further Information link on the right handside of the home page.

BLOOD TESTS !

Patients can choose to go to Finchley Memorial Hospital or the Whittington Hospital for their blood tests. Please inform the doctor where you wish to go so that they give you the correct Hospital Blood Form !

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Free NHS Health Checks for patients aged 40 to 74

This new Health Check is part of a new national scheme to help prevent the onset of Heart Disease, Type 2 Diabetes, Kidney Disease and Stroke. Everyone between the ages of 40 and 74 who has not been diagnosed with the conditions mentioned above will soon be invited for a health check. If you are outside the age range and concerned about your health, you should contact your GP. For more information visit www.nhs.uk/nhshealthcheck or call the NHS Health Check helpline on 0845 850 9850.

SUPPORTING PATIENT PARTICIPATION GROUPS IN BARNET - 25FEB15

Aimed at Patient Participation Group Members, and anyone interested in influencing GP services in Barnet, this interactive workshop, hosted jointly by Healthwatch Barnet and Barnet CCG, will demonstrate the advantages of Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) and offer practice guidance and support to help with the establishment of new PPGs or the development of existing ones.

Further further information on this event, click on the following link:

EBOLA ALERT !

Dear Patients,

If you have travelled to Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria in the last 21 days and have developped a fever of >38 C, a headache, diarrhoea, joint & muscle pain, and a sore throat, PLEASE DO NOT COME TO THE SURGERY. Instead stay at home, telephone us on tel: 020 8883 1458 and book a Telephone Consultation with a doctor first to avoid contact with other patients and staff. Outside surgery hours, at weekends and bank holidays, please telephone NSH 111 (by dialling 111 on your telephone keypad).

Out of Hours /Deputising Service: NHS111 Service

When the surgery is closed - in the evening, at night,during the weekend and on bank holidays - call 111.

NHS 111 is a new non-emergency telephone service designed to help people access local health services. Local residents are able to call 111 when they need medical help and advice,but it is NOT a 999 emergency. For less urgent health needs, residents should still contact their GP during normal opening hours.

OUT OF HOURS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS

Patients who require medical assistance when the surgery is closed on wednesday afternoons, which cannot wait until the surgery re-opens on thursday morning, should telephone BARNDOC on this exclusive telephone number: 020 8865 0350 betwen 13:30 hrs and 18:30 hrs.

East Finchley Medical Centre

East Finchley Medical Practice is a long established child friendly medical practice serving the residents of East Finchley. We are situated just off the High Road and within a walking distance of East Finchley Underground Station.

The surgery can be accessed by car, but car parking close-by is extremely limited and with time restrictions. Our practice currently enjoys the support of 3 doctors and a full time practice nurse. We offer a full range of primary care services and welcome new patients.

We run many clinics for the management of chronic diseases such as asthma, COPD and diabetes and offer a wide variety of other medical services including antenatal and postnatal care, childhood vaccinations, travel vaccination, smoking cessation and well-person check-ups.

In addition to everything you need to know about the practice you will also find a wealth of health-related information in the menu on the right handside.